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Stacy Pendergraft of Little Rock picked up the finer points of bass fishing pretty fast.

When Wes McNulty said we were casting for 4-pound average bass on Tuesday, I sort of thought he was joking.

By Joe Balog Sometimes my own nostalgia overcomes me. Regular readers immediately recognize my love for the old-school aspects of bass fishing, especially tackle. I guess every hardcore fan has similar feelings. For some, Jelly Worms are classics; for others, it’s original Lucky Craft square-bills. In any case, I can’t get away from a number of things that shaped my bass fishing passion, whether they catch fish or not. I still find myself fruitlessly trying to cast a rig called a swimmin’ worm, though I could probably catch more fish under the same conditions on a Skinny Dipper.

Balog: Where'd these great baits go? Thursday, April 1, 2021    Whatever happened to the five-bladed spinnerbait that George Cochran once used to great effect? Or how about the Zoom Lizard, which every pro angler once had a bunch of? Joe Balog muses about these and a few other formerly fabled offerings that have faded from the scene. To read the latest edition of Balog's Bass War,